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Gale, Ron. (2003). People Swimming near Sea Birds on Michaelmas Cay, Part of the Great Barrier Reef, 1987, Collection reference: 7435 Ron and Ngaire Gale Collection.

Queensland stories

Uncover known and unknown stories from across the State and through time.

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Lizzy Lee Estate, Bardon, 1884 (Map of the Week)
Lizzy Lee Estate, Bardon, 1884. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Lizzy Lee Estate, Bardon, 1884. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
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Protesters near Brisbane’s iconic casino. Image courtesy of Uniikup Productions Ltd.

State of Emergency
State Library of Queensland marked the 30th anniversary of the 1982 Commonwealth Games when Brisbane came alive with political demonstrations for Aboriginal and...
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Queenslanders in Conversation: screens or sunshine?
Is technology changing the Queensland lifestyle?
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Plantation Voices visual identity

Plantation Voices
Plantation Voices is State Library’s portal to Australian South Sea Islander culture and history in Queensland.
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Lizzy Lee Estate, Bardon, 1884 (Map of the Week)
Lizzy Lee Estate, Bardon, 1884. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Lizzy Lee Estate, Bardon, 1884. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
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Collection of Queensland glass lantern slides now digitised
State Library of Queensland recently digitised and made available online a collection of seventy-six glass magic lantern slides. The hand coloured
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Lifestyle: a sunshine state of mind
Lifestyle explores how Queenslanders live and play across the state. 
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Group Captain Alan Groom DSO, RAF
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Frederick TEARE #3496
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